[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/broken/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) / broken # broken adjective (broken); verb (break, breaks, broke, broken, breaking — broken is the past participle) «broken» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Broken means damaged, or in pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#m1) 2. Broken means not working: «The TV is broken». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#m2) 3. A broken promise is one that was not kept. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#m3) 4. Broken English is spoken with many mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#m4) 5. A broken bone is a cracked bone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#m5) ### In the lessons things that cannot be used and are taken away from a total; in everyday safety, broken glass; phrases «broken arm», «broken promise», «broken home», «broken line» (a dashed line) ### Examples - 4 of the 24 eggs were broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x1) - He has 10 crayons; 3 are broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x2) - How many plates are not broken? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x3) - The broken stick was cut into 3 pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x4) - She has a broken arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x5) - The window was broken by a ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x6) - My watch is broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x7) - Don't touch broken glass, tell an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x8) - He felt sad about the broken promise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x9) - Draw a broken line between the points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x10) - And now my heart is broken." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/#x11) ### Note Broken ones are taken away from the good ones. Trap: broken pieces of one thing may be more than one. Say «it is broken» or «it broke», not «it is broke». Safety: never pick up broken glass with bare hands. ## In Jewish tradition In the laws of priests, a broken limb makes a man unfit to serve at the altar. A broken clay vessel was one that had to be destroyed if it became unclean. The prophets also call a person a "broken image", meaning a smashed and worthless thing, and the psalms speak of those who are broken in heart. **Interpretation.** Tradition teaches that offerings and priests must be whole, but in prayer a broken heart is dear to God. The rabbis read "He healeth the broken in heart" as a promise of comfort for the sad and the poor. The verse that "not one of his bones is broken" is read as a sign of God's care for the righteous. ### Examples - or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, (Torah LEV.21.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/broken/#x1) - And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose — for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies — (Torah EXO.32.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/broken/#x2) - And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. (Torah LEV.15.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/broken/#x3) - Is this man Coniah a despised, broken image? (Prophets JER.22.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/broken/#x4) - He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. (Writings PSA.34.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/broken/#x5) - Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. (Writings PSA.147.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/broken/#x6) ### Note Broken ones are taken away from the good ones. Trap: broken pieces of one thing may be more than one. Say «it is broken» or «it broke», not «it is broke». Safety: never pick up broken glass with bare hands. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «broken» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/broken/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«broken» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/broken.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «broken» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/broken/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«broken» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/broken.html) on Mova free.